Butter Alternatives We Love!

We used to be able to simply buy shops own brand vegetable spreads but for some reason they are now almost all labelled as not suitable for milk allergy sufferers. Here are our current alternatives

Pure Sunflower Spread- GF DF LF SF – this product is produced in a nut free environment. This product is suitable for freezing, baking and shallow frying. It has a light texture, spreads easily and has a very light taste that doesn’t impact on your chosen sandwich filling or the product you are frying.

Stork Original Baking Block-No Allergens LISTED- We have used this product for years now! We use it for flapjacks, pastry and cakes. Anything that you would use butter as an ingredient for we’ve used this product. It has changed texture slightly recently and occasionally comes up slightly more oily than it used to but a little trial and error (or a bit more flour!) soon rectifies that. A fabulous product that we always have in stock

Hillfarms Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil – No Allergens Listed – although this is a little more expensive than some other rapeseed oils we love it. This was recommended to us for a couple of reasons. I suffer from hay fever that is directly triggered by the vast quantities of Oilseed Rape plants that are grown around our home – some research had demonstrated that regular consumption of a product made from the offending allergen can help ease the allergic response. It seemed to work for me and I found that I rarely had to take my antihistamines the following spring/summer. It was also recommended as a way of enriching foods for my son when his diet became restricted. We use it for roasting, frying and drizzled on to salads or toasted bread. Gorgeous colour, nutty flavour and fabulous texture. It’s also lower in saturated fats than Olive Oil !